A new Civitas Institute flash poll finds that U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, D-2nd, is trailing his Republican opponent by 1 percentage point:

According to the poll of 400 registered voters in North Carolina?s 2nd Congressional district, Ellmers leads Etheridge 39 percent to 38 percent. Twelve percent said they would vote for Libertarian Tom Rose and 11 percent said they were undecided.